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Is Your Small Business Safe Against Cyber Attacks?

CyberSecurity Insiders

Just because you are running a small business doesn’t mean you are out of the reach of cybercriminals and hackers. In fact, small businesses are more susceptible to security breaches and cyberattacks because most often they dont expect the attack, thus are unprepared to handle the situation. Upgrade your IT set up.

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Businesses Flock to NSA's Free Cybersecurity Services

SecureWorld News

These companies have broad and deep reach, ranging from major service providers that can harden billions of endpoints to small businesses that provide critical components to the nation’s most sensitive systems. Small businesses make up the majority (70%) of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) supply chain.

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How IT teams can prevent phishing attacks with Malwarebytes DNS filtering

Malwarebytes

With Malwarebytes DNS filtering , however, you can prevent a large swath of phishing attacks. Our DNS filtering module extends our Nebula platform to help prevent risks introduced from nefarious websites and downloadable web content. How to block phishing domains with DNS filtering. Photo credits: Phishing.org.

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The Prevalence of DarkComet in Dynamic DNS

Security Boulevard

Threat Intelligence Report Date: August 6, 2024 Prepared by: David Brunsdon, Threat Intelligence - Security Engineer, HYAS Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a service that automatically updates the Domain Name System (DNS) in real-time to reflect changes in the IP addresses of a domain.

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ZuoRAT is a sophisticated malware that mainly targets SOHO routers

Malwarebytes

SOHO is short for small office/home office and SOHO routers are hardware devices that route data from a local area network (LAN) to another network connection. Modern SOHO routers have almost the same functions as home broadband routers, and small businesses tend to use the same models. DNS hijacking.

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Why Small and Medium Sized Businesses Need More Than Just an AntiVirus Solution

Security Boulevard

As the size and scope of cybercriminal activity continues to grow, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly becoming the target of cyberattacks. In 2023, small businesses experienced a 424-percent increase in breaches, and half of all SMBs reported suffering at least one attack.

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How DMARC Can Protect Against Ransomware

eSecurity Planet

Hackers target large and small businesses alike, but small businesses may be easier ransomware targets – and more easily put out of business. DMARC is based on email authentication, and much of the responsibility rests with senders and their DNS text resource records. Cyber extortion is a common concern.